time needed: 1.5 sessions @ 40 minutes...convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work...

Time Needed: 1.5 Sessions @ 40 Minutes

P o l a r B e a r Line, Shape, & Texture

I N S P I R E D B Y T E D H A R R I S O N

What could be cuter than a cozy, textured polar bear?

Adding a Ted Harrison-inpsired background! Combine

the two and you’ll have a lesson that will have your

kindergarteners engaged while learning about line and

texture as well as a little Canadian art history.

ABOUT TED HARRISON Ted Harrison (1925-2015)

was born in England, but

relocated to Northern

Canada in 1967, where

he became inspired by his

surroundings to paint the landscape of the Yukon. His

artwork is easily recognizable for his bright, contrasting

color palettes and swirling, whimsical lines. Harrison also

was known for illustrating children’s books.

DEEP SPACE SPARKLE & THE SPARKLERS CLUB 2

Ted Harrison Polar Bear

Harrison, Ted. Ancient Cache. 1990, acrylic on canvas, private collection.

9” x 12” watercolor paper for background

9” x 12” white sulphite paper for bear

Liquid watercolors

Medium round paintbrush

Black oil pastel or crayon

Waterproof black marker

What You’ll Need:

Check out more of Harrison’s art!

https://tedharrison.ca/

https://tedharrison.ca/


Creating the Landscape Start with a piece of 9” x 12” watercolor paper

turned VERTICAL to start your LANDSCAPE.

Use a black oil pastel or crayon to draw a CURVED

LINE across the bottom of the page from right to left.

Start from the left side and draw another curved line

that INTERSECTS or runs into your first line near the

middle of the page.

Draw another curved line from right to left, then one

more back left to right again.

Now you’re ready for the mountains in the

BACKGROUND. Draw a tall, curved upside down

“U” shape for the tallest mountain.

Add a few more OVERLAPPING mountains. Notice

the shapes that the lines made. They are called

ORGANIC SHAPES.

Pass out a palette of liquid watercolors.

Choose a color for the sky. Instead of painting the

sky in a smooth, solid color, use your paintbrush to

make short, curved lines. Wash your paintbrush out

and then do the same with a second color. You can

repeat with as many colors as you’d like.

Next, choose a color for one of the mountains. Paint

around the inside edge of the mountain first, then

move your paintbrush back and forth from top to

bottom to fill in the entire shape with a smooth layer

of color.

Paint the rest of the mountains and the ground

different colors using the same techniques.

Using more water can help to lighten colors and

make the paint go on the paper very smoothly.

Landscape: a picture of the outdoor or nature


Drawing the Polar Bear Start with a 9” x 12” piece of white paper

turned VERTICAL. You can reference the

drawing guide on page 6.

Use a waterproof black

marker to draw an OVAL

near the center of your

paper for the nose. If

you can still see some

oval when you place

your fingertip on top of

it, it’s big enough. Color

it in with your marker.

Draw a short straight line down from the oval,

then add a curved, smiling mouth.

Put your marker beneath the mouth, then draw

a line that curves around the mouth and up over

the nose, coming back down on the other side

of the mouth to connect, making a tall oval.

Draw two CIRCLES for eyes on each side of the

large oval.

For the body, start at the bottom left corner of

your paper and draw a line that curves up and

around the face, then back down near the

bottom right corner of the paper.

Add two bumps for ears near the top of the

head.

Inside the body, draw two curved lines for

arms, one on each side of the body.

Lastly, add some short lines to depict the fur

TEXTURE of your polar bear. Add the lines

around the outside of the body and the outside

of the face.

Drawing Guide on Page 6!


Finishing Touches Cut your polar bear out along the outside

edge as close as you can to the black line.

Turn the bear over and use a glue stick to add

glue around the edges of the bear shape, then

in the center. Ensure your background is dry first!

Flip the bear over on top of your landscape.

Make sure that the bottom fo the polar bear

lines up with the bottom of the landscape.

TIP: To make sure that the polar bear sticks to the paper, turn the paper over and use your hands to lightly rub the back of the paper. Count to five before flipping over again.


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Draw a CIRCLE AND TWO DOTS NEAR THE

MIDDLE OF YOUR PAPER. ADD A NOSE

AND MOUTH.

Draw A BIG UPSIDE-DOWN “U”

FOR THE BODY, AND TWO

SMALLER ONES FOR THE ARMS.

Add EARS AND CLAWS. AND USE DOTS TO GIVE

YOUR POLAR BEAR FORM.

Polar Bear D R A W I N G G U I D E

D E E P S P A C E S P A R K L E

CREATING Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work — Exploration & imaginative play with

materials

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work — Experiment to build skills in art-making

through various media—Identify safe and non-toxic materials-create art of different

environments

Refine and complete artistic work—Explain process while creating art

Presenting/producing Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation— Explain why artwork is

chosen for portfolio or personal display

Develop and refine artistic work for presentation — Explain the purpose of a portfolio or

collection

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work — Explain what an art museum

is and why it is different from other buildings

Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work- Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment-

describe what an image represents Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work — Interpret art by identifying subject matter

and describing relevant details

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work— Explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork

Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art- Create art that

tells a story about a life experience Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding —Identify a purpose of an artwork

NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS-kindergarten

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which

they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

As you read through the story, you can have students talk about the illustrations and why they were

picked to go with that part of the text.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of

these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

As students draw the mountains and land in the their background, you can use words like above,

below and beside to describe the positions of the lines that they are drawing. When they finish, you

can have them identify lines based on those directional words. For example: Which line is above

this line? How many lines did you draw below this line?

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5 Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a

rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number

from 1-20, count out that many objects.

After students are done drawing their background, you can have them count the number of lines

they drew and share that number with a partner or with the class.

Common core standards for ted harrison polar bear

I CAN STATEMENTS FOR ted harrison polar bear

• Today I will learn about Canadian artist, TED HARRISON so that I CAN use his artwork as

inspiration to create my own LANDSCAPE.

• Today I will learn about LINE so that I CAN use CURVED LINES to create my landscape and

STRAIGHT, short lines to create a fur TEXTURE on my polar bear.

• Today I will learn about SHAPE so that I CAN create ORGANIC SHAPES for my mountains and

ground and use shapes like CIRCLES and OVALS to draw my polar bear.


ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Student Name:

Can the student tell me three facts about Ted Harrison and his artwork?

Did the student create a landscape using curved lines and organic shapes? Did the student use short, straight lines to add a fur texture to their polar bear?

Main Ideas from:

TED HARRISON POLAR BEAR


time needed: 1.5 sessions @ 40 minutes...convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work...

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